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Firebird-support (if you don't know where to ask, ask here!) Open user support list for released versions of Firebird. A support list for all currently released versions of Firebird. For advice about beta versions, please take questions to Firebird-devel.This is not a Delphi list.

Converting from another database to Firebird? Or have you done a conversion already? Join this one to get and give tech support on database conversions. List archive will (we hope) grow into Tech Info sheets. Downloads available from the Files area of the list site.

Open list for discussing development of ODBC driver for Firebird. This is a discussion and work list for developing Firebird ODBC driver released as Open Source by IBPhoenix.User support questions are allowed, but please keep them on-topic for ODBC.

General discussion list for developers wanting to develop Java applications and tools using the Jaybird JDBC/JCA connectivity layers to connect applications to Firebird or InterBase. Please write all messages in English.

Tech support list for Delphi developers using the IBObjects data access components for Firebird and InterBase®. Unmoderated — but please restrict questions to IBO-specific topics and use Firebird-support list for SQL and database problems.

Open list for discussing development of .NET provider for Firebird. This is a discussion and work list for developing Firebird .NET provider released for Open Source originally by Carlos Guzmán Álvarez and now coordinated by Jiri Cincura.Implementation questions, bug reports welcome.

Open list for discussing development of documentation for Firebird. This is a discussion and work list for developing code, build and installation documentation. Please do not use this list for Firebird support questions.

Forum for asking about and discussing the architecture of Firebird — why a feature is there or not there, what's possible for future development, etc. Highly technical forum, monitored by the Firebird architects, past and present. NO TECH SUPPORT QUESTIONS, NO FLAMING. This is NOT a tech support list.

This a private group for people developing and translating technical documentation for the Firebird core development. This includes release notes and excludes all other user manual materials. This list is for core developers, architects, serious writers of technical documentation and the teams who translate the release notes.This is NOT a tech support or lurker list.

Open list for discussing Firebird QA, including field testing. This is a discussion and work list for developing Firebird TCS harness, test cases and QA procedure.Please do not use this list for Firebird support questions.However, field-testers are welcome to make themselves known and describe any problems they are having with new features in alpha and beta releases.

Firebird-devel is an open list for discussing all aspects of porting, building and enhancing Firebird. Development lab forum for developers working with the Firebird source code or developing drivers. It is also the place to report bugs — provided you have a demo case for it AND you have already checked the bugtracker and are sure it is not already in the list. DO NOT USE THIS LIST FOR SUPPORT QUESTIONS REGARDING RELEASED VERSIONS. Platform-specific questions about ports to platforms other than Windows and main-line Linux are OK.

Open list for discussing development of Firebird website(s). This is a discussion and work list moderated by the Firebird Webmaster Pavel Cisar. You are welcome here if you have a genuine interest in helping out or making positive, well-informed suggestions for improving the site.Please do not use this list for Firebird support questions.

For developers and testers of the Flamerobin tool. Low-traffic development lab forum for developers and testers working on the cross-platform C++ Flamerobin admin console for Firebird. You are also welcome to subscribe and post here if you have some ideas for things you would like to see implemented in Flamerobin.

General forum for discussing issues of open source, documentation, impact on current and future development and support, etc. This is the developer community heartland and it's watched regularly by notables in the IB open source community. Files upload/download area is occasionally active. It's also a list where someone is likely to call for help with community jobs! This is NOT a tech support list.

Special purpose public list for announcements and development discussions about third-party tools related to Firebird. Developers are welcome to post a short summary of news about new and updated tools, along with a link to more detailed information. Please DO NOT USE THIS FORUM FOR ADVERTISING. Short summary = maximum TWO brief paragraphs. Please do not cross-post to other lists. This is NOT a tech support list.

Special purpose public list for announcements and development discussions about third-party applications with Firebird as the back-end. A place where people who are looking for Firebird-powered applications can post messages describing what they need. Developers could then respond with a BRIEF description of their product and a link to their web site. Please DO NOT USE THIS FORUM FOR ADVERTISING. Short summary = maximum TWO brief paragraphs. This is NOT a tech support list.

A point of contact between Firebird database developers and employers who are looking for people with Firebird skills. It is a moderated list. Postings will be rejected if any of the following applies:

The contact point is a recruitment agency

Firebird skills are not required or offered

The posting is not related to offering or seeking work. NO SUPPORT QUESTIONS!

It is an initial posting that does not provide adequate location details

A work offer is posted from a webmail/freemail address (yahoo, hotmail, gmail, gmx, etc.)